Posted: 8/20/2010 5:28:52 PM EDT
OK gang I started a thread awhile back asking what my best options were for encrypting thumbdrives etc for security in the case of theft/misplacement etc. I cannot get Truecrypt figured out quite honestly.  Can anyone give me a synopsis or walk-thru or point me to a write up on how to get a stick drive either encrypted wit truecrypt or PW protected at the minimum with it? I've been unsuccessful thus far... I have looked but haven't really found an easy guide to get it taken care of. |
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maybe something like... install program (don't encrypt anything yet) put in flashy drive, delete it's file system in window's computer management program. run truecrypt, have it create a encrypted partition on flashy drive (encrypt non system partition/drive), use aes encryption and pick your secret password "GoatBoy87". *shrug* |
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I would suggest creating an encrypted container on the flash drive.
Insert the flash drive, then open True Crypt. In the TrueCrypt window, click "Create Volume"...that will open the volume creation wizard. Then select the Volume Location i.e. My Computer>Removable Disk E: or whatever, then give it a file name, then type in how many gigs you want (max 4 IIRC) Just follow the steps, it's pretty easy. Lots of tutorial vids on YouTube....some good, many not so good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXfQcdKWnMM |
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Quoted: I would suggest creating an encrypted container on the flash drive. Insert the flash drive, then open True Crypt. In the TrueCrypt window, click "Create Volume"...that will open the volume creation wizard. Then select the Volume Location i.e. My Computer>Removable Disk E: or whatever, then give it a file name, then type in how many gigs you want (max 4 IIRC) Just follow the steps, it's pretty easy. Lots of tutorial vids on YouTube....some good, many not so good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXfQcdKWnMM An "encrypted container" is just a file you can move around like any other file. But, when you "mount" it (open it for decryption by TrueCrypt) it acts like another drive. This is an easier process if you just forget about the USB drive for the moment, and make an encrypted container. I make mine about 3/4 of the drive size to allow for unencrypted stuff go go on there, plus the DLL and EXE (so you carry TrueCrypt around with you on the drive and can run it from there on some other PC). Just pick a file name and create it on your desktop. Then, when making major additions, I open the container I keep on my hard drive, do what I need to do, and then remove the old one from the USB drive, and copy the modified one onto the USB drive. This makes a backup, is handy in case you lose the original drive, no more creating, just dump the files on the new drive and GTG. |